[alberg30] Chlorination of Ship's Fresh Water

[John Birch]

Marianne;

Great points, one question though, I have read a number of articles about
chlorination and possible cancer links.  Wouldn't a good quality dechlorinating
silver halide, activated charcoal water filter be prudent to catch the extra
chlorine added from the tank?

Certainly chlorine has saved infinitely more lives by ensuring a safer water
supply than it may have taken from inducing cancer, but reducing risk across the
board seems prudent.  So would the filter work effectively?

Thanks,

John

Marianne King-Wilson wrote:

> My husband, who has a Ph.D. in organic chemistry and works in scientific
> affairs related to food safety, says, in true scientific fashion, "it
> depends".
> Some of the variables would be the condition of the water put into the tank,
> the condition of the tank, and the piping to the tap.
> The easy part is how you can tell if the water is safe.  It must have
> residual chlorine at the tap.  In other words, the chlorine won.
> There is a simple test, and I will try to get the name of the apparatus,
> which determines in a few moments, the PPM of residual chlorine.
> If you have 5 PPM of chlorine at the tap, the water is safe from all
> bacteria.
> To tailor this to your boat, keep adding chlorine, agitating it, (tacking?)
> and then testing until you have a residual.
> I'll do some research about the apparatus and get back to you.
>
> Marianne King-Wilson
> Windward #369
>
> Jack Vanderloo wrote:
>
> >  what is the conventional wisdom
> > regarding the chlorination of ship's water supplies?  How many cups per
> > how many gallons?
>
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